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Urogenital System > Genitalia > Genitalia, Male > Penis > Urethra
Urogenital System > Urinary Tract > Urethra

Preferred term

Urethra  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • External Urinary Sphincter
  • External Urinary Sphincters
  • Internal Urinary Sphincter
  • Internal Urinary Sphincters
  • Sphincter, External Urinary
  • Sphincter, Internal Urinary
  • Sphincter, Urethral
  • Urethral Sphincter
  • Urethral Sphincters
  • Urinary Sphincter, External
  • Urinary Sphincter, Internal

Note

  • do not confuse with URETER, especially in Romance language: see note on URETER; inflammation = URETHRITIS

Scope note

  • A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014521

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